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DR. A. AMRUTH PRASAD REDDY ASST. PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY KADAPA 516 003
DR. S. RAGHUNATHA REDDY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KANDULA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT KSRMCE CAMPUS, KADAPA 516 003
!EYWORDS Deal analysis" Deal sourcin#" Deal structurin# and invest0ent" Due dili#ence" 67it " Monitorin#" and 5enture capital%
INTRODUCTION t is a well-:nown fact that several brilliant ideas to wor: on and processes developed in laboratories cannot be put into co00ercial operation on account of want of funds% $o traditional financier would co0e forward to financin# these institutions% 9he financial institutions have a bias for forei#n technolo#y and they do not believe the ability of the local entrepreneurs% =ul:arni" in his article Lventure capital and its relevance in IndiaF" ri#htly pointed out the reluctance of the traditional financial institutions in fundin# innovative entrepreneurs% In such a situation venture capital assu0es considerable si#nificance% 5enture financin# acts not only as a financial catalyst but also provides a stron# i0petus by for entrepreneurs to develop products involvin# newer technolo#ies and co00erciali*e the0% 9he venture capital 0ay be defined as invest0ent infused in the business in the for0 of e?uity" ?uasi-e?uity or conditional loan 0ade in new" untested and hi#h ris:y or hi#h technolo#y fir0s but with hi#h potential for #rowth and profits% !or ta:in# such trouble and the ris:y business the Kan#elK financier hopes to end up with his pot of #old% 9his return is #enerally earned when the venture capitalist Ke7itsK by sellin# its shareholdin#% Andhra Pradesh Industrial Develop0ent )orporation 5enture )apital 2i0ited ;APID)-5)2< is a fully owned underta:in# of Andhra Pradesh ;AP< #overn0ent was established in &JJ' with the overall ob1ective of servin# as a special a#ency for planned industriali*ation of AP% APID)-5)2" initially pro0oted in &JGJ by Andhra Pradesh Industrial Develop0ent )orporation ;APID)<" is considered as a leadin# develop0entalAventure finance #overn0ent underta:in# in India% 9he approval of the #overn0ent of India to co00ence operations was accorded in April" &JJ'% But" in &JJ( it was privati*ed and Dyna0 5enture 6ast Private 2i0ited ;D56P2< was awarded control of APID)-5)2 after a co0petitive selection process and it beca0e the IndiaMs first public-private venture capital co0pany% Since then" it beca0e a 1oint venture underta:in# wherein .& per cent e?uity of APID)-5)2 is held by D56P2" while the rest (J per cent by APID)%
REVIEW OF LITERATURE 9he sta#es in the venture capital fundin#" assess0ent and 0onitorin# process have been analysed in a nu0ber of studies such as By#rave and 9i00ons" &JJE@ !ried and +isrich" &JJ(@ MacMillan" et%al%" &JG.@ 9yeb1ee and Bruno" &JJ(@ and Sweetin#" &JJ&% 9hese sta#es have been identified fro0 direct analysis of the operation of venture capitalist3s and have been based on approaches which have sou#ht to develop an understandin# of what it is that venture capitalists do% Identification of these sta#es helps to hi#hli#ht the inter-lin:a#es between the0%
NEED FOR THE STUDY As beco0es clear in what follows" however" the #reater body of research has tended to focus on issues raised by individual sta#es% 9here is a clear #ap in the literature to date has been the failure to reco#ni*e the dyna0ic nature of the process of venture capital financin#% In fact" there is a need to conduct an in-depth study on venture capital process% +ence" the present study" LInvest0ent Process of 5enture )apitalB An 67planatory Study of APID)-5)2" +yderabadF" is an atte0pt in this direction%
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 9he study was conducted by ta:in# the followin# ob1ectives into considerationB &% to understandin# the conceptual view of venture capital@ E% to analyse the process of venture capital fundin# in APID)-5)2@ and -% to find the drawbac:s and to offer appropriate 0easures%
DATA COLLECTION 9he study was based on both pri0ary and secondary data% 9he pri0ary data was collected by 0a:in# interactions with the officials of the APID)-5)2" the observation of the wor:in#" and fro0 the internal records% 9he secondary data was collected fro0 the records of APID)-5)2" periodicals" 1ournals and news papers% 9he data drawn were analysed with the help of dia#ra0s% I VOLUME NO. 1 (2011), ISSUE NO. 4 (AUGUST) ISSN 2231-4245 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN COMMERCE, ECONOMICS ( MANAGEMENT A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed Refereed Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories www%i1rc0%or#%in I- PROCESS OF VENTURE CAPITAL IN APIDC-VCL 5enture )apital is basically a relationship a0on# three 0a1or participantsB investors" venture capitalists ;5)s< and entrepreneurs% Investors , financial institutions" ban:s" insurance co0panies" pension funds" an#el investors" $RIs , )ontribute to the pool of funds% !unds thus pooled fro0 various investors are invested in business opportunities by 5)s% 6ntrepreneurial tea0s that supply business opportunities to 5)s are central players in venture capital process% It is the invest0ent 0ana#er who ai0s at deliverin# superior returns to the investors by creatin# value in all invest0ent life sta#esB deal sourcin#" deal analysis" due dili#ence" deal structurin# and invest0ent" 0onitorin#" and e7itin#% 9he overall venture capital process of APID)-5)2 at a snapshot is depicted by the followin# !i#ure-&B FIGURE - 1: VENTURE CAPITAL PROCESS OF APIDC-VCL
S9B;<7B !ield data A brief su00ary of each of these sta#es of the process is #iven belowB
FUND RAISING AND INVESTOR RELATIONS It is pri0ary sta#e of venture capital process in which funds fro0 various sources are raised fro0 ti0e to ti0e for investin# the sa0e in the attractive business opportunities% DEAL SOURCING 5enture capitalists to be destination sources of capital 0ust learn to co0pete for the best deals% APID)-5)2 pro-actively identifies both new invest0ent pro1ects and entrepreneurial tea0s throu#h e7tensive lin:a#es with financial and technical institutes in India" e7patriate Indian alliances in the >estern >orld% In the fi#ure-E below syste0 overview of deal sourcin# of APID)-5)2 is presented%
FIGURE-2: DEAL SOURCING IN APIDC-VCL: SYSTEMS OVERVIEW
S9B;<7B !ield data Deal #eneration is 0ulti-sourced% Senior 0ana#e0ent is actually involved in it by networ:in# with prospective entrepreneurs as well as financial institutions" ban:s" and others% Business analysts in venture capital co0pany underta:e business develop0ent for deal sourcin#% Ma1or alternative source for deal #eneration is infor0al channels such as e-0ails% Deals havin# been #enerated pass throu#h deal scrutiny% In this sub-sta#e the salient features of the proposal are recorded" analysed for further processin#% 6nd-result of deal sourcin# process is deal lo# or deal su00ary which is a 0echanis0 that per0its the #eneral partners to scan the co#ent ele0ents of a lar#e nu0ber of business plans in a relatively short period of ti0e%
DEAL ANALYSIS 5enture capital is a financial service industry and venture capital fir0s operate with a s0all contin#ency of staff who is :nowled#e e0ployees% 9hey are en#a#ed in the deal analysis which precedes in-depth analysis" which saves on ti0e" cost and effort% !i#ure-- presents deal analysis%
FIGURE-3: DEAL ANALYSIS IN APIDC-VCL
S9B;<7: !ield data Deal Sourcing Deal Analysis Due Diligence Deal Structuring & Investment Monitoring Exit Fund raising and investor relations Deal scrutiny Senior Management Mails and Other Sources Proactive Calls Deal log Communication of reection to the entre!reneur Is the !ro!osal attractive for funding Communitation to the entre!reneur for further !rocessing "o #es Deal log VOLUME NO. 1 (2011), ISSUE NO. 4 (AUGUST) ISSN 2231-4245 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN COMMERCE, ECONOMICS ( MANAGEMENT A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed Refereed Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories www%i1rc0%or#%in I( Deals havin# been lo##ed" are considered for further processin#% 9he tea0 analyses the attractiveness of the deal" and decides whether the proposal should be ta:en-up for further processin# and eventual invest0ent% If proposal is accepted in this sta#e" the entrepreneur is invited for further presentation or if re1ected" it is co00unicated to the entrepreneur% AREAS OF CONCERN Initial scrutiny of the proposals received is not syste0atically done% Sta#e of pro#ress in processin# of proposals is not co00unicated to entrepreneurs% 9i0e li0it is not in the syste0 either for consideration or re1ection of the proposal%
DUE DILIGENCE Once the proposal passes throu#h initial screenin#" it is sub1ected to due dili#ence process which is a ri#orous analysis" and investi#ation into" the deals received by venture capitalists% Due dili#ence analysis e7a0ines the enterprise" entrepreneurial talent" the productAs or serviceAs" and the chances of 0ar:et success% It is ti0e-consu0in# process" runnin# into several wee:s" so0eti0es 0onths% It involves verifications" references" bac:-#round chec:s on 0ana#e0ent" 0ar:et potential of the productAs or serviceAs throu#h syste0atic study of suppliers" custo0ers" co0petitors% 9he process of due dili#ence is shown in fi#ure-(%
FIGURE-": DIAGRAMATIC PRESENTATION OF THE DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS
PROCEDURAL STEPS IN THE DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS ARE AS FOLLOWS Startin# point in due dili#ence is presentations by entrepreneurs% Subse?uent to the presentation" the entrepreneur is re?uired to sub0it a detailed business plan% $as all information !rovided %y the client to the satisfaction of the analyst & have all dou%ts %een deared Call for internal meeting Meeting & Corres!ond ence 'ith entre!reneur Presentation %y the entre!reneur Su%mission of detailed %usiness !lan Does the analyst have dou%ts & remar(s on any as!ect of the %usiness Meeting & Corres!ond ence 'ith senior management and ex!erts "o #es "o #es Analysis of the !lan #es "o Internal Meeting Does the internal meeting give a favora%le res!onse to the !ro!osal Communicate the reection to entre!reneur Draft Due diligence re!ort Issue )etter of interest& Mo* to entre!reneur VOLUME NO. 1 (2011), ISSUE NO. 4 (AUGUST) ISSN 2231-4245 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN COMMERCE, ECONOMICS ( MANAGEMENT A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed Refereed Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories www%i1rc0%or#%in I. )oncerned business analyst studies deeply the business plan so as to understand entrepreneur3s business% Business analyst 0eetsAcorresponds with the entrepreneur" see:in# infor0ation till he satisfies hi0self with all aspects of business% 9o clarify his doubts on various aspects of business" business analyst also see:s #uidance fro0 the senior 0ana#e0ent and advice the0 the industrial e7perts% Internal assess0ent co0pleted" the senior 0ana#e0ent and business analyst tea0 ta:e a final view as to whether the proposal has any pitfalls or should be ta:en-up for invest0ent% On a favorable outco0e of the 0eetin#" a letter of interest is issued to the entrepreneur" and due dili#ence report is drafted by the concerned business analyst% AREAS OF CONCERN Proceedin#s of the 0eetin#s with the entrepreneur and his tea0 durin# the due dili#ence process are recorded in individualistic 0ethodsAstyles of the respective business analysts% Minutes of internal 0eetin# and of 0eetin#s with e7perts and reasons for re1ection of proposal" are not properly recorded%
DEAL STRUCTURING AND INVESTMENT 5enture havin# been evaluation as viable" the venture capitalist and investee co0pany are en#a#ed in ne#otiation to stri:e the deal and deter0ine its ter0s vi*%" the a0ount" for0 and price of the invest0ent% 9his process is shown in fi#ure-.%
FIGURE-$: DEAL STRUCTURING AND INVESTMENT IN APIDC-VCL
SourceB !ield Data 9a:in# into consideration the su00ary of the internal 0eetin# and the due dili#ence report" the senior 0ana#e0ent decides the ter0-sheet of the invest0ent% Subse?uently the co0pany presents its due dili#ence report and proposed ter0-sheet to the invest0ent co00ittee for its deliberation and approval% Proposal havin# been cleared by the invest0ent co00ittee" it is put up to the board for its final approval% After the board3s approval" the invest0ent is 0ade by the co0panyAventure capital fund into the pro1ectAenterprise under consideration% 9er0-sheet" 0inutes of invest0ent co00ittee and board are i0portant docu0ents in the process% AREA OF CONCERN 9he pro1ect i0ple0entation schedule of the prospective portfolio enterprise does not for0 part of the deal a#ree0ents%
MONITORING OF PORTFOLIO ENTERPRISES 9he purpose of this sta#e is to avoid losses by seein# red fla#s well in advance that si#nal and warn i0pendin# dan#ers% CMonitorin#3 refers to the collection and use of specific infor0ation by 0ana#e0ent co00ittee on critical events associated with pro1ect operation" while the Cnurturin#3 is a co0prehensive ter0 that enco0passes provision of #uidance and s:ills for the 0ana#e0ent of the venture% In fi#ure-H is shown the 0onitorin# process in APID)-5)2%
Are there any suggested changes & concerns for revie' +oard meeting Senior management meeting Investment committee meeting Investment !rocess "o #es Draft term sheet Meeting 'ith !romoter& revie' of Internal assessment $as the investment committee cleared the !ro!osal Minutes $as the +oard cleared the !ro!osal Communicate the reection to !romoter "o "o #es Minutes #es Signing of investment agreements ,elease of funds Investment agreement +uy%ac( agreement Pledge of shares *nderta(ing from !romoters "on-dis!osal of shares Disinvestment agreement Deed of hy!othecation Accounting records +an( records VOLUME NO. 1 (2011), ISSUE NO. 4 (AUGUST) ISSN 2231-4245 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN COMMERCE, ECONOMICS ( MANAGEMENT A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed Refereed Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories www%i1rc0%or#%in IH FIGURE-6: MONITORING PROCESS IN APIDC-VCL
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Monitorin# is underta:en" ta:in# into account the conditions of the deal" tar#ets a#reed to in the various a#ree0ents" co0pliance to statutes applicable to the respective portfolio enterprises% It specifically loo:s at the co0pany perfor0ance" focusin# on its operations" finances" attain0ent of tar#ets a#reed upon" and le#al co0pliance% Business analysts place re?uisitions for infor0ation fro0 portfolio enterprises so as to 0onitor the latter3s pro#ress% On non-receipt of infor0ation" re?uisitions are repeated with re0inders% Received infor0ation is recorded and stored in the co0pany% Senior 0ana#e0ent and analysts attend re#ularly 0eetin#s with portfolio co0panies% AREAS OF CONCERN Syste0atic 0onitorin# is absent% Pro#ress fro0 0eetin# to 0eetin# with Portfolio )o0pany is not recorded and analy*ed% )ollection of re?uisite infor0ation fro0 Portfolio )o0pany is found difficult% 6ffective interaction between senior 0ana#e0ent and business analysts is lac:in#% EIT Asset 0ana#er wor:s with the portfolio co0pany to create 0ar:et value for the latter by ta:in# it to the public in the 0ost profitable 0anner% 9he portfolio co0pany can obtain hi#h valuations by sellin# a partial sta:e to a lar#er co0pany havin# syner#y with the for0er% 9ypically" such sales are not preferred by the pro0oterAentrepreneur% Asset 0ana#er sets the initial e7pectations ri#ht on the value of offered sta:e and proceeds in a 0anner a0icable to the pro0oterAentrepreneur% !i#ure-I shows the e7it process in APID)-5)2%
FIGURE-&: EIT PROCESS OF APIDC-VCL
S9B;<7: !ield data 9he pri0ary ob1ective of 5enture )apital )o0pany is to invest in attractive business ventures e7it with hi#h returns% +i#h return-#eneration e7its would allow venture capital co0pany to provide attractive returns to the investors% 67it decision is a critical one ta:en by senior 0ana#e0ent" ta:in# into account the 0ar:et and industry conditions and ti0e-fra0e of invest0ent% 4sually for0s of e7it are initial public offer ;IPO<" strate#ic sale or 0er#ers and ac?uisitions ;M8As<% It is the senior 0ana#e0ent that ta:es infor0ed decision on the ti0in# and 0ode of e7it% 9he senior 0ana#e0ent tea0 0eets with portfolio co0pany to ta:e their latter3s consent for the e7it decision by the for0er% Place re.uisition see(ing information for monitoring !erformance $as all the information re.uested/ %een received ,ecord and store the information "o #es Attend %oard meetings of !ortfolio com!anies Senior management meeting for exit decision Meeting 'ith !ortfolio com!any Is the Portfolio com!any a%le to !rovide exit to the 0C Meeting 'ith investment %an(ers/ strategic investors Com!lete exit formalities "o #es VOLUME NO. 1 (2011), ISSUE NO. 4 (AUGUST) ISSN 2231-4245 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN COMMERCE, ECONOMICS ( MANAGEMENT A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed Refereed Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories www%i1rc0%or#%in II Portfolio co0pany failin# to provide e7it to the venture capital co0pany at the re?uired rates of return" the latter e7plores alternative e7it routes as per the invest0ent a#ree0ent% AREA OF CONCERN Pro-active analysis of sectors the portfolio co0panies are operatin# in" is not done%
FINDINGS OF THE STUDY DEAL SOURCING 9he Source of deal #eneration is not recorded% S:etchy deal lo#% 9here is no defined process of evaluatin# proposals in the be#innin#% Deal sourcin# of APID)-5)2 proactively identifies both new invest0ent pro1ects and entrepreneurial tea0s throu#h its e7tensive social networ:s% DEAL ANALYSIS 9here is no syste0atic initial scrutiny of the proposal% 2ac: of co00unication about the sta#e of pro#ress to the entrepreneur@ and 9here is no specific ti0e li0it for co00unicatin# acceptance or re1ection of the proposal% DUE DILIGENCE Meetin#s of the due dili#ence process are not recorded% Recordin# of internal 0eetin#s were not ta:en place% Reasons for re1ectin# proposals are not specified% Industry or sector studiesAreports are not available% DEAL STRUCTURING AND INVESTMENT Senior 0ana#e0ent 0eetin#s are not recorded% I0ple0entation schedule of a proposal" post-invest0ent is not for0in# part of a#ree0ent and it is not 0onitored% MONITORING PORTFOLIO ENTERPRISES Absence of syste0atic 0onitorin#% $ot recordin# and analy*in# 0eetin#-to-0eetin# pro#ress with portfolio enterprises% $ot collected re?uisite infor0ation fro0 portfolio enterprises% 2ac: of effective interaction between senior 0ana#e0ent and business analyst% EIT 2ac: of pro-active analysis of sectors" the portfolio enterprise are operatin# in%
SUGGESTIONS Since 0onitorin# of portfolio enterprises is wea:" corporate #overnance practices should be instituted in APID)-5)2 to i0prove its overall nurturin# and 0onitorin# practices with re#ard to portfolio enterprises% APID)-5)2 should adopt business analyst-initiated pro-active approach of see:in# the new ventures for venture fundin#" as a#ainst entrepreneur-initiated re-active approach% 9here should be proper recordin# of the proceedin#s of first 0eetin# of senior 0ana#e0ent of APID)-5)2 and entrepreneurs% APID)-5)2 should develop effective two-way co00unication syste0 between it and entrepreneurs to ensure synchroni*e their operations% Schedule of new pro1ect i0ple0entation of portfolio enterprises should be part of deal a#ree0ent between APID)-5)2 and portfolio enterprises% APID)-5)2 should evolve 0ana#e0ent infor0ation syste0 ;MIS<" facilitatin# internal inte#ration between senior 0ana#e0ent and business analysts" and portfolio enterprises% APID)-5)2 should be pro-active in analy*in# the sectors in which Portfolio 6nterprises are operatin#% 9his pro-active stance enhances the profitable e7it fro0 the portfolio enterprises%
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